Roles of Nursing in the Management of Geriatric Cardiovascular Diseases

Chunzhi Zhang; Congling Xiang; Xin Tian; Jun Xue; Gengxu He; Xueliang Wu; Zubing Mei; Tian Li

doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.682218

Frontiers in Medicine (Sep 2021)

Roles of Nursing in the Management of Geriatric Cardiovascular Diseases

Chunzhi Zhang,
Congling Xiang,
Xin Tian,
Jun Xue,
Gengxu He,
Xueliang Wu,
Zubing Mei,
Tian Li

Affiliations

Chunzhi Zhang: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, China
Congling Xiang: Department of Cardiology, Xinchang Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Xinchang, China
Xin Tian: Department of Cardiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
Jun Xue: Department of Vascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, China
Gengxu He: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, China
Xueliang Wu: Department of Vascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, China
Zubing Mei: Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
Tian Li: School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.682218
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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The nursing field occupies the largest secion of the cardiovascular healthcare services. Despite this, the roles of nursing within the cardiovascular healthcare system has not been well displayed. The authors searched PubMed and Embase (between January 1, 1950, and June 17, 2021) and created a narrative review of recent publications regarding the role of nursing in the management of geriatric cardiovascular disease (CVD). Patients with geriatric CVD, which includes mainly myocardial ischemia and heart failure, were enrolled. Nursing can improve the outcomes of myocardial ischemia and heart failure. It plays a pivotal role in the recovery, rehabilitation, and outcomes of geriatric CVD, especially for chronic heart diseases. Taken together, this paper compiled is focused on the current status of cardiovascular nursing and may facilitate future treatment and rehabilitation in geriatric CVD.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine

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